9. All Your Fantasy Casting Can Finally Run Wild
The fevered speculation about who would play who in the long run-up to The Dark Knight Rises ran up against the sad fact that Nolans ensemble cast was already pretty crowded with established characters, and his slightly suspect emphasis on gritty realism meant that there would always be a dearth of colourful characters in the final line-up. No Philip Seymour Hoffman Penguin for you, people! But when you have, say, a twenty-episode season to fill, its time to cut loose. You might start to see some familiar faces poached to voice your favourite characters. Christina Hendricks as Poison Ivy for a two-episode arc, Alyson Hannigan as Oracle, Neil Patrick Harris as the Riddlerthe squeals of fanboy and fangirl recognition would echo down the ages.